DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 08/15 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.8 - - 75.0 - - 75.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 36 - - 34 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1019 - - 1019 - - 719 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 922 - - 922 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1908 - - 1908 - - 1608 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1545 - - 1449 - - 1554 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 143 - - 137 - - 62 W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 6 - - 2 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 7 - - 4 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 161 - - 090 - - 163 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 3 - - 1 - - 2 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 742 - - 699 - - 639 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 1166 - - 1209 - - 969 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 347 - - 351 - - 172 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 1561 - - 1557 - - 1436 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 100 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 940 - - 400 - - 830 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 75.8 - - 75.0 - - 75.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 73.3 - - 72.3 - - 73.5 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 75.7 - - 74.9 - - 75.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.9 - - 72.0 - - 73.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 36 - - 34 - - 4 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1019 - - 1019 - - 719 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 101 - - 101 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 18 - - 17 - - 18 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99610 40 098 21 079 39 071 99610 92132 27 087 24 087 23 076 92132 86355 19 085 24 090 19 082 86355 81542 16 070 23 096 14 078 81542 77392 13 058 16 097 9 078 77392 73726 12 057 11 081 5 094 73726 70408 10 064 9 035 6 089 70408 67368 5 084 2 341 5 008 67368 64562 3 215 2 204 6 319 64562 61846 9 207 10 182 7 267 61846 59024 5 198 9 204 10 251 59024 56154 5 264 12 261 14 248 56154 53473 17 276 19 268 13 243 53473 51088 30 261 24 279 18 302 51088 48959 38 241 30 262 26 283 48959 47024 34 235 30 247 28 262 47024 45237 25 273 27 252 26 257 45237 43563 32 283 29 264 28 250 43563 41986 34 284 28 265 26 241 41986 40496 31 281 26 263 24 239 40496 39082 25 272 24 261 22 242 39082 37708 25 272 23 260 20 248 37708 36304 27 276 23 264 21 262 36304 34840 25 278 27 267 21 267 34840 33321 22 266 27 267 15 291 33321 31731 20 249 24 256 14 282 31731 30059 18 257 22 246 14 254 30059 28308 16 265 18 250 18 235 28308 26478 14 265 12 267 18 232 26478 24576 10 265 10 259 18 236 24576 22605 10 262 8 253 16 242 22605 20557 14 266 11 266 13 262 20557 18426 15 272 14 276 15 276 18426 16258 17 269 16 284 18 285 16258 14174 17 271 16 279 25 283 14174 12279 17 277 18 266 31 278 12279 10592 15 275 17 265 32 278 10592 9091 13 256 13 262 26 277 9091 7756 18 256 12 256 17 270 7756 6572 18 266 8 232 13 255 6572 5526 13 269 6 214 13 247 5526 4605 9 241 4 196 11 253 4605 3793 10 205 3 179 8 241 3793 3068 9 183 3 146 6 210 3068 2429 8*172 4*097 6 192 2429 1897 8*166 4*092 6*179 1897 1488 7 162 4 090 5*167 1488 1207 7 159 4 088 5 163 1207 1036 6 159 4 088 5 161 1036 938 5 158 3 088 4 160 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography